Trying Talk Machine: first impressions of a voice-first AI app
I recently spent some time testing Talk Machine, a voice-first app available on iOS, Android, and the web. I mainly
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General Programming
What the metrics remember: almost two decades of technical writing on ToughDev
I have been writing on ToughDev since 2008. At first the site was mostly a place to keep notes: old
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JSP syntax highlighting in IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition
By default, syntax highlighting for Java Server Page (JSP) does not work very well in IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition. Only
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PIC32MZ Iomega ZIP100 Parallel Port Emulator [Part 1: DOSBox & QEMU Testing]
In early 2023 my beloved Iomega ZIP100 parallel port drive started to randomly eject disks. I figured that the drive
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Configuring a modern laser printer to work with DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51
I couldn’t believe it took me less than 15 minutes to get Windows NT 3.51 to print to my Brother MFC-L2750DW
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Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51 on Fujitsu Siemens S210 thin client
My Fujitsu S210 thin client, bought in 2022, is still working well on Windows 98, with drivers for the SIS315E
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Mario Final v2.0, the ultimate Super Mario clone for MS-DOS
Earlier this month, a reader got in touch and mentioned that old experiment I did with MARIO.EXE, the Super Mario clone
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Exploring MSX-DOS and CP/M on OneChipBook FPGA-powered laptop
The OneChipBook, available on AliExpress for around $200, is a very interesting FPGA-powered laptop with 32MB RAM, a 10-inch 1024×768
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Internet access from Pocket 386 retro laptop using Wemos D1 ESP8266 serial Wifi adapter
Although there is a USB port on the Pocket 386, I seldom use it for file transfer. The device driver,
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Booting straight to Windows 98 on a modern laptop using Kubuntu and 86Box
I had some free time during the weekend and decided to see whether I could configure my Intel Core i7
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Running Windows apps on Xiaomi POCO Pad Android 14 tablet via Winlator
I decided to spend the weekend making full use of my Xiaomi POCO Pad 12″ tablet, which features 8GB of
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Dosbian-X 2.0: Turn your Raspberry Pi into a 486DX emulator
I came across Dosbian-X 2.0, an interesting customized version of Debian 12 that boots straight into DOSbox, one of my
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Open Windows Write (WRI) files on Windows 11 using legacy versions of WordPad
In my previous post a few years ago, I found that CWordPad, a WordPad clone for Windows 98, can open
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Add Docker bash exit prompt to prevent accidental data loss during container preparation
During the development of my Docker container image running on Ubuntu, I often type exit after making changes to my
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Integrating DigiCert Click-to-Sign with InstallShield to sign both setup.exe and bundled MSI file
All apps submitted to the Windows Store must be signed with Authenticode digital signatures, and consequentially must not generate any
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